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SC rejects woman’s plea seeking termination of 26-week pregnancy

ANI - 16 October, 2023

The court directed the government to bear all medical costs and the delivery to be conducted by AIMS at the appropriate time.

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Allahabad HC sets aside the death penalty of Moninder Pandher and his servant Surendra Koli in the infamous Nithari killing case

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2023

Surendra Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher are the two main convicts in the Nithari serial killings that took place in 2005-2006

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“Fetus has no separate identity from mother”: Justice BV Nagarathna says a woman cannot be forced to undergo pregnancy, CJI says “even an unborn...

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2023

Justice Nagarathna went on to assert that a "fetus has no individual personality from the mother" since it is dependent on the mother for "its very existence."

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Batla House encounter: Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s wife to move SC challenging Delhi HC order commuting death sentence of Ariz Khan

ANI - 12 October, 2023

Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s wife Maya Sharma will move SC challenging Delhi HC order commuting death sentence of Ariz Khan

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2008 Batla House Encounter: Delhi HC commutes Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan’s death sentence to life term, upholds conviction

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2023

Delhi HC commuted the death sentence of Ariz Khan that he was awarded in 2008 Batla House Encounter case.

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Supreme Court asks Bihar govt why they published caste census data, but refuses to stay anything

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2023

The court also sought to know from the Bihar government why they published the data. The court was hearing petitions challenging the Patna High Court's decision to uphold the caste survey initiated by the Bihar Government.

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AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s arrest by ED not unwarranted or unreasonable, his custodial interrogation necessary: Delhi Court

OpIndia Staff - 5 October, 2023

A special CBI Court in Delhi has ruled that arrest of Sanjay Singh is not unwarranted or unreasonable due to evidence against him

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Uttar Pradesh: Varanasi district court grants ASI four weeks extension to complete survey of Gyanvapi Complex

OpIndia Staff - 5 October, 2023

The survey work at Gyanvapi complex had been affected by inclement weather conditions, including rain, which necessitated the extension to ensure a comprehensive examination

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